SCOTTISH Water has been given permission to undertake the work which it hopes will finally address flooding along the A8 in Greenock.

Inverclyde Council have approved plans to 'reprofile' ground at Ladyburn and install an outfall headwall with handrailing, as well as other measures to prevent the burn overflowing.

Flooding has been a recurring issue at the burn, which neighbours the A8 at East Hamilton Street.

Documents submitted alongside the application state that the cause of the flooding is that the main sewer serving the area has insufficient capacity to cope with incoming flow.

It is hoped that the works, the majority of which will take place below ground level, will solve the flooding problem which has blighted the main road for many years.